corpse — [ko:ps US ko:rps] n [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: corps; CORPS] the dead body of a person = ↑body ▪ The corpse was found by children playing in the woods … Dictionary of contemporary English

corpse — [ kɔrps ] noun count * the body of a dead person: They found his corpse a week later, washed up on the shore … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

corpse — 1540s, variant spelling of CORPS (Cf. corps) (q.v.). The p originally was silent, as in French, and with some speakers still is. The terminal e was rare before 19c. Corpse candle is attested from 1690s … Etymology dictionary